35 Inspirational Iyanla Vanzant Quotes On Success

Iyanla Vanzant is an American inspirational speaker, lawyer, New Thought spiritual teacher, author, life coach and television personality. She is known primarily for her books, her eponymous talk show, and her appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She can currently be seen on television as the host of Iyanla: Fix My Life, on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. May her quotes inspire you to be true to who you are so that you may live your dreams.

1. “When you don’t show up as who you are, people fall in love with who you’re not. Then when they find out who you are, that’s when they leave.” Iyanla Vanzant

2. “Acceptance means that you know, regardless of what happened, that there is something bigger than you at work.” Iyanla Vanzant

3. “Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change.” Iyanla Vanzant

4. “If you are really paying attention and really ready to heal, the day will come when you recognize that forgiveness is the only way back to the center of your innocence.” Iyanla Vanzant

5. “The only way to get what you really want is to let go of what you don’t want.” Iyanla Vanzant

6. “It takes a lot more courage to let something go than it does to hang on to it, trying to make it better. Letting go doesn’t mean ignoring a situation. Letting go means accepting what is, exactly as it is, without fear, resistance or a struggle for control.” Iyanla Vanzant

10. “Breathing deeply and releasing fear will help you get to where you want to be.” Iyanla Vanzant

13. “If what you are thinking doesn’t make you feel good, change that thought. Bad cannot bother you unless you are available.” Iyanla Vanzant

14. “At your worst point, the quickest way to move through it is to be a contribution as opposed to focusing on your problems. Do something meaningful, it helps you work through it.” Iyanla Vanzant

15. “Everything happens when it needs to happen; everyone is always where they need to be. You will never miss out on what is meant for you, even if it has to come to you in a roundabout way.” Iyanla Vanzant

16. “You’ve got to say no to the things that don’t honour you. No to the things that don’t bring you joy. And you don’t have to explain your no.” Iyanla Vanzant

17. “Begin within.” Iyanla Vanzant

18. “No more cant’s and no more whining. No whining. Not only does whining create cooties and toxicity in your energy, it convinces your subconscious mind that what you say is true because you want to believe what you say.” Iyanla Vanzant

19. “Be clear. Be authentic. Have boundaries. Check your vision. Do what matters to you. And know what you value.” Iyanla Vanzant

20. “Comparison is an act of violence against the self.” Iyanla Vanzant

21. “The best students get the hardest tests.” Iyanla Vanzant

22. “Plan your hours to be productive. Your weeks to be educational. Your years to be purposeful. Your life to be an experience of growth. To change. And to grow.” Iyanla Vanzant

23. “When you stand and share your story in an empowering way, your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else.” Iyanla Vanzant

24. “Make peace with the past.” Iyanla Vanzant

25. “Gratitude is like a magnet; the more grateful you are, the more you will receive to be grateful for.” Iyanla Vanzant

30. “Loving yourself has nothing to do with being selfish, self-centered or self-engrossed. It means that you accept yourself for what you are. Loving yourself means that you accept responsibility for your own development, growth, and happiness.” Iyanla Vanzant

31. “Everything that happens to you is a reflection of what you believe about yourself. We cannot draw to ourselves more than we think we are worth.” Iyanla Vanzant

32. “When we have peace in our hearts and minds, we draw peace into our lives.” Iyanla Vanzant

33. “Change doesn’t have to be hard, and healing doesn’t have to hurt. Surely by now you know that everything happens for a reason. There is something better awaiting you on the other side of this.” Iyanla Vanzant

34. “The way you get more is by having a daily spiritual practice.” Iyanla Vanzant

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